2012 - Project of the week. Week 1!!!

I did it! I finished my first project of 2012 and it feels great!

Here's the back story, and then you can have a peek for yourself.

Every year our church does a baby dedication. When we first had Quinn, the baby dedication was always done in May on Mother's Day. Well since he was just born 5 days earlier, we decided to wait and have him dedicated the next year. A year later, Mother's Day happens to be when my brother is graduating from college and both my parents and grandma will be out of town. Soooo, we go to our pastor and ask him if it would be possible to move it to Father's Day. Since the father is supposed to be the leader of the family and God is our Father, it seemed like a logical move. Long story short, he agreed and we've had it on Father's Day ever since.

Our church's baby dedication is really more of way for the parents and other members of the church to affirm their commitment to the child - to take seriously the responsibility to teaching, loving, and guiding that child in the way that God has commanded. It's really a special, meaningful time.

And another way that it's made special is with the gift of a handmade quilt for every child dedicated. A few weeks ago I asked the woman in charge of the quilts if she could use any for this years dedication. She said she had a few quilts ready that were really more boy themed, but none for girls. Well we've had 1 boy and 2 girls born to women in our church since October so we definitely need some quilts for little ladies on hand! One of those little ladies is my own niece Lavera, so maybe she'll end up getting something made by me!

I used only fabric that I already had on hand, and in this case I already had the squares cut from back when I made my zig zag quilt. It's a very simple "Around the World" pattern, with two narrow borders. The quilting is super simple - just straight lines on a diagonal through each of the blocks. I really love how it came out. I think it's about 42" x 42", but didn't actually measure it.

Stay tuned for next weeks project! Not sure what it will be yet, but I'm really excited to make something new!